COVINGTON -- Four men have been charged in connection with the murder of a Newton County man whose body was found on the outskirts of Social Circle on Sunday afternoon by a deer hunter, according to the Newton County Sheriff's Office.

COVINGTON -- Four Alcovy High School students remain hospitalized following a one-vehicle crash that occurred about 4 p.m. Wednesday following their dismissal from school, according to Georgia State Patrol Post 46 Trooper Shaun Browder.

COVINGTON -- The Newton County Sheriff's Office announced the implementation of an amnesty program that will allow those with outstanding misdemeanor warrants to turn themselves in without having to stay in jail or pay additional fees, according to Cpl. Anthony Washington.

COVINGTON -- Area fitness clubs are seeing their membership rolls increase in the wake of the sudden closing of the Covington Athletic Club and Fitness Center, but managers of those clubs are not relishing the circumstances.

COVINGTON -- Four men have been charged in connection with the murder of a Newton County man whose body was found on the outskirts of Social Circle on Sunday afternoon by a deer hunter, according to the Newton County Sheriff's Office.